Standard set
Kindergarten - Drama (2022)
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Drama
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Foundational Elements: Drama literacy is developed through knowledge and application of dramatic processes.
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Creating and Presenting: Ideas can be represented dramatically through artworks that draw upon foundational knowledge
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Appreciation: Recognizing beauty, goodness, and truth in drama can be developed by understanding the complexity and richness of great dramatic works, the artists who create and perform them, and the historical and cultural contexts from which they originate.
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Children investigate play in drama as a social and joyful activity
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Children explore and present ideas in and through dramatic play
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Children examine the function of drama in the lives of individuals
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Knowledge
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Understanding
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Skills & Procedures
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Knowledge
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Understanding
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Skills & Procedures
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Knowledge
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Understanding
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Skills & Procedures
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There are many different kinds of ways children can play, including parallel play whole group individua
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Play can occur in personal space (self space) or in shared space (general space) with others.
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Safely moving through a play space requires awareness of how and where the body is moving in relation to others.
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Play can be about identifying and solving problems
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Play includes rules, which need to be agreed upon by all participants
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Learning through play can include cooperating with others generating and expressing ideas learning from mistakes sharing materials
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Improvisation is a form of spontaneous play
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Imagination can be explored through improvisation
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Dramatic play can include make-believe and pretend play
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Puppetry and choral speech are dramatic forms that can be used to support play
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Inspiration for play can come from a variety of sources, including stories imagination music television and film real-life situations
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Play can be enhanced by using tools and materials (stimuli) within the surrounding environment including music, props, and costumes
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Play can include expressive use of body movements and voice, including gestures body levels and shapes speed, direction, and weight of movement facial expressions
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Play can be an individual or a social activity.
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Play is learning about how to interact with one another
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Play is joyful, motivating, comforting, and freeing.
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Play is the starting point for experiences in the arts
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Engage in different kinds of play
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Demonstrate safe ways to move within personal space and shared play spaces
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Practise applying problem-solving strategies in play
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Discuss rules of play in a learning environment.
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Share inspirations for dramatic play
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Discuss feelings related to dramatic play
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Use improvisation during dramatic play
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Explore various ways to use the body and voice in play
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Respond to various stimuli within play
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Incorporate various tools and materials to support play
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An idea in dramatic play can be created and presented individually or in groups
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Creating and presenting allows performers to represent their own ideas and experiences in meaningful ways
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An idea in drama can be created and presented using the body movement or dance singing or speaking props music costumes imagination
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Dramatic forms can structure ideas within dramatic play
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An idea in drama can be presented informally, as in a drama class, or formally, including in a concert
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Participating as an audience member or as a performer includes expectations or rules (artistic protocols and etiquette)
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An idea for drama can come from imagination
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Sharing and discussing ideas with others can support collaboration within dramatic play
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Artistic ideas can be developed and shared through drama warmups and activities
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Communicating an idea in drama involves creating and presenting
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An idea in drama can communicate feelings and preferences
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An artistic idea in drama can be unique, shared, or borrowed
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An artistic idea can be developed through interacting with one another in drama
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Create ideas through dramatic play.
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Share ideas discovered in dramatic play with one another.
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Participate in a variety of speaking, singing, and movement activities
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Present ideas using a variety of dramatic forms
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Participate as a performer and as an audience member in a variety of drama experiences
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Recognize how to follow expectations or rules when participating as an audience member and as a performer.
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Share and accept ideas from one another in dramatic play
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Participate in drama activities and warmups
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The function of drama and storytelling common to many communities can include expression of spiritual and religious beliefs culture celebrations entertainment
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Beliefs and traditions can be communicated through stories, which can include trolls and fairies Trickster themes in Nanabush storiesfrom Indigenous folklore Anansi stories from West African folklore
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Drama is present in many forms, including plays, movies, and playing with friends
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The function of drama can be to invent new ways of expressing oneself.
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Drama can have a specific function in the lives of individuals.
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Share personal experiences with drama
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Explore a variety of performances from local communities
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